Armed Carjacking + Long COVID + Rhode Island Seafood Festival

Happy Monday, neighbors! Let's get this day started. These are the most important things happening today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 80 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories in Providence today:

1. Police are investigating an armed carjacking that occurred in Providence. The incident happened around 3:20 a.m. on Sunday morning near Huntington Avenue and Homestead Avenue. According to the 29-year-old victim, a man with a black ski mask pointed a gun at her and her passenger and asked them to get out of the car. (Turn to 10)
2. The Brown University School of Public Health is launching an initiative to research the effects of long COVID-19. Brown University is partnering with the Warren Alpert Medical School and its affiliated hospitals, in addition to the R.I. Department of Health. The initiative will be led by Brown School of Public Health Dean Dr. Ashish Jha and Associate Dean for Strategy & Innovation Dr. Megan Ranney.(WPRI.com)
3. The Rhode Island Seafood Festival returned to Providence this weekend, hosting celebrations in India Point Park. (WPRI.com)
4. On the anniversary of 9/11, a Providence police officer reflected on helping at Ground Zero. (WJAR)
5. Andrew Mangru was arrested on Friday morning by Providence police for the murder of Andrei Bonilla that occurred in August on Branch Avenue. (GoLocalProv)

Today in Providence:

• Providence Talks Outdoor Playgroup for ages 1-3.5 years - Providence Community Library (11:00 AM)
• COVID -19 TESTING - Providence Community Library (12:00 PM)
• Poetry Mondays - Providence Community Library (4:00 PM)
• Baile latinoamericano / Latin American Dancing - Providence Community Library (5:00 PM)
• PCL READS The Best We Could Do: A Virtual Book Discussion - Providence Community Library Online (6:00 PM)

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